1ltr Aquatic Plants

Common name White marsh marigold.  The white flowers are larger than Caltha Palustris 'Alba' and the leaves are oval rather than round.  Average height 0.5-1ft  Full sun partial shade. 

Common name Bulrush or Medium reedmace.  A smaller Typha, this is excellent for medium and large ponds. It has milk chocolate coloured seed heads.  Average height 3-5ft Full sun. 

Common name Dutch Rush This stunning, evergreen plant adds interest to the garden all year round. Extremely hardy.  Average height 3-5ft  Full sun partial shade.   

Common name Red stemmed parrot's feather.  Bright green feathery foliage with red stems.  Average height 0.5-1ft  Full sun partial shade. 

Common name Soft rush Very erect, dark green stems and brown seed heads. Clumps will spread by creeping rhizomes. Can self seed.  Average height 1-2ft  Full sun partial shade. 

Common name Bloodwort or Wood dock Attractive rosettes of green, ovate leaves with bright red veins, this plant is mainly grownfor its foliage.  Average height 1-2ft  Full sun partial shade. 

Common name: Pepper Grass An unusual fern that is a UK native species with hair-like foliage with a slightly contorted appearance once mature. Oxygenating. Planting depth: 0-30cm Growth rate: Slow Full sun/Part Shade

Common name: Flowering Rush A pretty umbellifer with pink flowers held above triangular foliage that matures from red to green. The roots used to be crushed and used as food in northern Asia. Good for pollinators.  Aspect: Full sun Average height:...

Common name: Sweet flag Dark green iris-like foliage with a small, green, horn-shaped bloom. It grows from a rhizome which runs across the ground out of which the leaves rise up. It has been used in fragrances and medicinal cures since Egyptian times. It...

The long narrow leaves have a creamy white margin. The fragrant, pale purple flowers are held high on stems in umbels. It is free flowering late in the season. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 10-50cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

Common name: Brooklime Very prolific, succulent plant, having smooth, ovate leaves with clusters of blue flowers.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 20-30cmPlanting depth: 0-15cmGrowth rate: Fast

Common name: Obedient plant Sharply toothed leaves are lanceolate and mid-green with pink or mauve flower spikes. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 75-90cmPlanting depth: 0-10cmGrowth rate: Slow

Common name: Water forget-me-not or Myosotis palustris This delicate little native plant has numerous clusters of long flowering, small blue flowers which attract abundant pollinators throughout the summer.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height:...

Common name: Water spearmint or Preslia cervina A delicate aromatic plant covered with lilac flower heads. It has a spearmint smell.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 30-40cmPlanting depth: 0-5cmGrowth rate: Medium

Common name: White Chinese Marshflower The white version of the Chinese Marshflower which is native to the Himalayas. A low, creeping marginal forming a dense mat of foliage and flowers with pretty white flowers appearing throughout summer from May to...

Common name: Purple loosestrife A stunning plant for a medium to large pond or lake. The tall, pink blooms can be seen from some distance, it is free flowering over a long period in summer.  Aspect: Full sun Average height: 120-180cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Blue lobelia This showy perennial has lanceolate, light green leaves. The erect stems produce lavender-blue, tubular flowers crowded together on the upper part. The unfortunate species name is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure...

Common name: Double yellow flag Very striking, bright, deep lemon-yellow, double flowers. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-100cm Planting depth: 0-20cm Growth rate: Medium

Common name: Heart-leaved houttuynia, Boo Boo Colourful, scented leaves turning bright red in autumn and white flowers from May to September. The foliage have an interestingly crinkled appearance. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect: Full...

Common name: Brass Buttons A pretty, creeping annual plant with numerous, bright yellow flowers like buttons. The seeds can be collected and sown under glass in February/March or sown outside in April/May. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin...

Common name: Apache beads, Yerba mansa An unusual marginal plant that can be found growing wild in the marshes of North America. Attractive, fragranced white flowers are produced from July to September. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

Common name: Bog pimpernel Forms a dense carpet of tiny leaves, mixed with numerous rosy-pink flowers from June to September. Ideal in a bog garden or very shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 5-10cm Planting depth:...

Common name: American Water Plantain A compact and attractive form of the native Alisma with more rounded leaves. Mature plants will produce numerous flower heads with delicate white/pink petals. Good for pollinators.   Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Fibre Optic Plant An attractive evergreen with foliage that resembles fibre optic cables! The glossy, thread-like leaves, have minute, white flower spikes on the tips of each leaf from July to August. Suitable for damp soil and pond margins...

Common name: Willow Moss A greyish-green moss with branched stems. It grows all year round in both fast flowing and still water. It is so named because it was used in Sweden to fill up spaces in their chimneys and walls to exclude air and prevent fire...

Common name: Hornwort A very good oxygenator and can grow to great depths so is ideal to put in lakes and ponds. It is a free floating plant but weighting helps secure the plant in the required location. Hornwort has foliage that resemble small horns...

Common name: Floating water plantain, Alisma Natans This unusual, rare native plant has oval leaves that float on the water surface when grown in shallow water, but narrow long leaves in deepe areas where it can be grown up to 4m deep.  It flowers...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Hard Rush A native rush with stiff, upright narrow blue-grey stems that were traditionally used for weaving baskets. Clusters of small cream seed heads appear in spring that darken to brown. An...

Common name: Pendulous Sedge A native sedge found on riverbanks and in ancient boggy woodlands. Dark green, grassy foliage with attractive pendulous flower spikes in July and August. The leaves are evergreen providing year round interest and will...

  1 plant in a 1 litre pot Colourful, scented leaves in a mix of red, yellow and green and white flowers from May to September. Grow in full sun for the brightest foliage. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Hemp Agrimony or Dutch agrimony A tall, native marginal plant with bold, dome-shaped clusters of tiny, fluffy, dusty pink flower heads in late summer and early autumn. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-120cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Lesser Water Plantain A delicate little plant that produces a profusion of small, very pale lilac flowers from May to September amidst dense, lime-green foliage. Suitable for a bog garden or shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus meaning “little frog” in Latin because they like to grow near water. Lanceolate leaves with branching stems hold a large number of little, yellow, butter-cup type flowers from...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia Looks great planted at the water's edge to reflect the glorious colour of the brilliant red flowers against the green foliage. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Variegated Water Dropwort Beautiful tricoloured foliage in shades of pink, white and green when the leaves emerge in spring maturing to darker green and pink in autumn. Tiny creamy white umbels of flowers...

Common name: Water Plantain, Mad Dog Weed A tall aquatic plant with thin stems, broad lanceolate leaves and upright upright flower stems bearing delicate lilac-white flowers from June to September. Good for pollinators and offers resting and sheltering...

Common name: Water Crowfoot An excellent oxygenator, it has three leaf forms, two above the surface and one below. It can grow in fast-flowing or still water. It can often be seen with its beautiful emerald green foliage in fast flowing rivers around the...